Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
the last 16
English answer:
the final 16 or top 16
Added to glossary by
Dave Calderhead
Oct 20, 2006 08:38
17 yrs ago
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English term
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Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, German to Chinese, and 3 more.
the last 16
English
Art/Literary
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Which one of the title favourites will keep their "Clean Sheet" in the group round and make the last 16 without losing a single point? Bet now!
TIA!
TIA!
Change log
Oct 20, 2006 09:37: Cilian O'Tuama changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Oct 20, 2006 11:31: Konstantin Kisin changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Responses
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3 mins
Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
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English
Netherlands
Reliable translations, reasonable rates
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
the final 16 or top 16
in a competition or rating list
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for kind help!"
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3 mins
Konstantin Kisin
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Bilingual Finance, Law & Business Pro
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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16
the round before the quarter finals when only 16 teams are left
Peer comment(s):
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Marie-Hélène Hayles
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Jack Doughty
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Nesrin
: "make the last 16" = "be one of the last 16"
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Dr. Andrew Frankland
7 mins
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Peter Shortall
2 hrs
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Arcoiris
3 hrs
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Alfa Trans (X)
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1/8 final
another much used alternative
Peer comment(s):
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Cilian O'Tuama
: not nearly as "much used" in Eng as e.g. in German//Well then, if you're not certain that your suggestion is perfect, please don't use 100% confidence. That's just asking for "trouble" ;-)
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but aim was to help asker understand the term, not necessarily use it much, so it can still help if he knows the continental usage
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Arcoiris
: Agree that it's not much used in Eng, but it helps and it doesn't warrant a disagree
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia
Legal, Marketing, Biz, Software, Games
Native in: Indonesian (Variant: Standard-Indonesia) 
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English
semi quarter final
That is, the rpund before quarter final. Just like semi final is the round before the final.
Ref:
http://www.guyana-tourism.com/worldcup.html
Guyana has been awarded the green package of 6 Semi Quarter Final Games. ...
and many more at google.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-10-20 16:00:39 GMT)
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Erratum first line: ... the ROUND before ...
Ref:
http://www.guyana-tourism.com/worldcup.html
Guyana has been awarded the green package of 6 Semi Quarter Final Games. ...
and many more at google.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-10-20 16:00:39 GMT)
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Erratum first line: ... the ROUND before ...
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